Past Participles with Similar-Sounding Sound Changes

5-PastParticiplesPtA

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I am I was I have been
He is he was He has been
They are they were they have been

/aɪ/   /ɪ/   /ɪ/  

he bites he bit he has bitten
he hides he hid he has hidden

/ε/   /ε/   /ε/

he bends he bent he has bent
he lends he lent he has lent
he sends he sent he has sent
he spends he spent he has spent

/i:/   /ε/   /ε/ 

 he bleeds he bled he has bled
he feeds he fed he has fed
he feels he felt he has felt
he keeps he kept he has kept
he leaves he left he has left
he meets he met he has met
he reads he read /rεd/ he has read /rεd/
he sleeps he slept he has slept
he sweeps he swept he has swept
he weeps he wept he has wept

/oʊ/  /u:/  /oᶷ/ 

 he blows he blew he has blown
he knows he knew he has known
 

/eɪ/   /oᶷ/  /oᶷ/   

he breaks he broke he has broken
he wakes he woke he has woken
 

/i:/  /oᶷ/  /oᶷ/ 

he speaks he spoke he has spoken
he steals he stole he has stolen

/ɪ/   /ᴐ/   /ᴐ/

he brings he brought he has brought
he thinks he thought he has thought 

Comparative Practice

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15. L.A. or New York (far from San Francisco)
16. France Haiti (rich)
17. The Nile River The Amazon River (long)
18. Old Navy Nordstrom (high-priced)
19. the city the countryside (peaceful 平安的，平静的, tranquilo)
20. a car a motorcycle (easy to park)
21. a university professor a high school teacher (educated)
22. an avocado a banana (sweet)
23. a slice of pizza a slice of bread (fattening)
24. aluminum (铝, aluminio) steel (钢铁, acero) (heavy)
25. plastic metal (strong)
26. getting a speeding ticket robbing a bank (serious)
27. dinner at a nice restaurant a ballgame (romantic 浪漫的)
28. adding numbers in your head using a calculator (quick) 

Present Perfect + Superlative

Present Perfect: 5-5020109p5

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Practice using the present perfect with the superlative and ever. Listen to the statement. Change in my whole life to ever.
a. Aqua is the best restaurant that I have eaten at in my whole life.
> Aqua is the best restaurant that I have ever eaten at.

b. The Golden Gate Bridge/beautiful site/visit
c. Mr. Rosen’s class/interesting class/taken
d. Algebra(1) /difficult subject (2) /study 1. 代数 2. 学科, 科目, 课程,  asignatura
e. Flying from New York to Paris/long flight/take
f. new car/expensive thing/buy
g. The Birds/scary movie/see
h. The Ritz Carlton/nice hotel/stay at
i. Octopus*/unusual food/eat  *章鱼，八爪鱼, pulpo
j. A hundred dollars/much money/win

Adjectives Describing People

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cheap
attractive
dishonest  不诚实的，撒谎的, deshonesto
successful   事业有成的，成功的，有成就的, próspero, triunfador
lazy
outgoing 性格外向的人, sociable, extrovertido
shy
boring
hard-working
friendly
stupid
mean  下流的，龌龊卑鄙的, malo
disorganized    混乱, 紊乱的, 无组织的, desorganizado

1.     friendly or nice  友好的，亲切的，simpático

           unfriendly or mean 刻 薄 的，残 忍 的，malo 
2.     generous 慷慨的，大方的，generoso，dadivoso

           cheap 吝啬的，小气的，tacaño，roñoso

3.     hard-working or ambitious 勤 奋 的，trabajador，aplicado

           lazy  懒 惰 的，perezoso，flojo
4.     honest  诚实的，老实的，正直的，honrado，honesto

           dishonest  不诚实的，撒谎的，deshonesto
5.     interesting 有 趣 的，interesante

           boring 乏 味 的，pesado，es una pelma
6.     organized  有组织的，高效的，organizado

           disorganized  混乱，紊乱的，无组织的，desorganizado

7.     outgoing  性格外向的人，sociable，extrovertido
           shy 害 羞 的，tímido，cohibido，reservado

8.     patient   耐心的，平静等待的，paciente

             impatient  不耐烦的，没有耐心的，不耐烦的，不容忍的，impatiente
9.     smart or intelligent  聪明的，伶俐的，inteligente，agudo

             stupid or dumb  愚蠢的，笨的，傻的，tonto
10.   successful   事业有成的，成功的，有成就的，próspero,

11.   He's a creep.  讨厌鬼，思想怪异的人，¡Qué tipo más raro!, ¡Qué bicho!  

not as...as... Comparative Practice with Words Describing People

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You are not the same. You're different. Listen and change the sentences.
Example:
Bill is healthier than I am. > I'm not as healthy as Bill is.
Bill is happier than I am. > I'm not as happy as Bill is.
more hard-working
more outgoing  性格外向的人, sociable, extrovertido
more organized 有组织的，高效的, organizado
luckier
smarter
more generous 慷慨的，大方的, generoso
more patient  耐心的，平静等待的, paciente
older
taller

Irregular Past: H-R Negative

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Irregular Simple Past Tense Negative, H-R

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Verbs h-r

1. You hung up the phone. No, I …

2. You had a headache yesterday. No, I …

3. You heard about the accident. No, I …

4. He hid it in the drawer. No, he …

5. She held his hand. No, she …

6. He hurt himself when he fell. No, he …

7. He kept a copy of it. No, he …

8. You knew that she was listening. No, I … that she …

9. The dog led them to the victim. (受害者) No, the dog … to the victim.

10. You left early yesterday. No, I …

11. She lent $1,000 to her son. No, she …

12. She let him go to school in dirty clothes. No, she …

13. down She lay down and rested for a while. No, she … and rest for…

14. You lost it. No, I …

15. She made an appointment. No, she …

16. She meant what she said. No, she …what she said.

17. You met the new boss yesterday. No, I …

18. You put a stamp on the envelope. No, I …

19. You read a magazine on the plane. No, I …

20. You rode on a cable car in San Francisco. No, I …

21. You rang the doorbell before you came in. No, I … before I came…

22. He ran all the way to school. No, he … 

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